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Attachment B .Tan�ary 14, 2009 TO; Mayor K�ausing and Rose�xlle City Councii Members FROM: Maureen Dalnes, Westwood Village 1�� RE: Westwood Village Horne Improvernent Assessmeni - Hearing Monday, January 26, 2009 at RosevilIe City Hal1, 6:00 PM Ramsey Coiznty TaX Records show that my townhome contains 796 square feet. Based an this square feet and the �oan amount of $1,540,000.00 from Roseville, m� project cost should be no more t�at $�b,$�9.50. This week the City of Roseville sent me a notice that rriy hausing improvem�nt wil� cost $32,1 S i.83 with a 20% cantin�ency. Therefore, the fnal cost ta me could be �s much as $38,b18.19. P�ease see attached Exhibit A1 - Ramsey County sq�e foota�;e recards far our townhomes. If the totat WWV 1 square footage from Ramsey County were divided into the total loan ar�ount of $1;SOO,O�Q.00 an� div�ded by 47 units, each unit would pay $31,914.00 which is iess than I am projected to pay. (See Exhibit A2 - Ramsey Coe�nty Records). HIA is set �p to aid elderly and lower incorne people. It is supposed to be a"hand up, not a hand out." This project �wifih the cooperation of Roseville Crty and the Wesiwood Village Board, t�e s�naller homes will then be giving the " a hand out" ta the larg�r more expensive hames. Far 4� years each member of the Association was r�sponsibie to mairftain their ow� hame, pursuant to the Covenants they pu�chased �nder. Same ha�e done so, whiie o�iers have been negligent. And; the Board neglected their xesponsil,iiiy to due diligence. 7'he originai Covenants were drafted by the contractor wha was a lawyer, Ted Glasrud. He understaod tha� some units were difFerent in size and reflected that in the originai Covenants. The current Board drafted a n�w set of Cov�nanis to change the allocaiion of exterior maintenance cosfis and real�ocated certain Iimited corr�mon property to common property for this project. Therefore, the new Cavenants ask home owners to pay for property they do not own or benefit from. This reallocation cannot be done without a unanimpus written a�proval of the Association mem�ers, pursuant to Minn Stat 515B.2-� 18 (3 and (iv). (See at[ached Exhibit B} This was not done. The Board also neg�ected to provide a formula or a fractional percentage for purpases of aliocating cos�s. TY�is is proscri�ed by Min. Stat. S 15B.2-108 (3} (b} anc� (e). (S�e �xhibit C)